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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 81-4655987

Hein Legacy Foundation

A private foundation in Cle Elum, WA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 29 grants and $128,201 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Hein Legacy Foundation Melissa Beck
3493 Airport Road
Cle Elum, WA 98922
(509) 674-4414
Form and materials
Letter of request
Deadlines
N/A
Restrictions
None at this time

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $128,201

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $2,831,452

  • Tax year 2024

    $150,877

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $2,699,642

  • Tax year 2023

    $96,487

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $2,605,221

  • Tax year 2022

    $95,492

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $2,677,112

  • Tax year 2021

    $163,672

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $2,766,817

  • Tax year 2020

    $140,764

    Grants listed
    50
    Assets, end of year
    $2,436,934

  • Tax year 2019

    $116,702

    Grants listed
    52
    Assets, end of year
    $2,345,858

  • Tax year 2018

    $131,767

    Grants listed
    49
    Assets, end of year
    $2,268,520

Grants paid in 2025

29 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Kittitas County Habitat for HumanityRenton, WA

    To provide support and help for residence for local communities

    $15,000
  2. HopesourceEllensburg, WA

    To provide aid for heating and transportation for needy families

    $12,000
  3. Kaleidoscope Community ServicesS Cle Elum, WA

    To provide general support

    $12,000
  4. Cle Elum Roslyn School DistrictCle Elum, WA

    To provide support for school programs

    $10,700
  5. Mountains to Sound Greenway TrustSeattle, WA

    To conserve and enhance the landscape of the mountains to sound greenway

    $10,000
  6. Young LifeColorado SPGS, CO

    To expose adolescents around the world to the person of jesus christ

    $10,000
  7. Kittitas County Search and RescueEllensburg, WA

    To help fund equipment purchases

    $7,000
  8. Rotary Club of Upper Kittitas County FoundationCle Elum, WA

    To promote community service for upper kittitas county

    $6,000
  9. Cle Elum Youth FootballRoslyn, WA

    To provide sports opportunity for local youth

    $5,000
  10. Court Advocates for Children of Kittitas CountyEllensburg, WA

    To provide legal support for the children of kittitas county

    $5,000
  11. Individual

    Educational scholarship

    $4,095
  12. Individual

    Educational scholarship

    $4,000
  13. Coal Community Outreach and Lifeskills CenterCle Elum, WA

    To provide religious opportunities to the community

    $2,500
  14. Swiftwater FoundationRoslyn, WA

    To provide general support

    $2,500
  15. Ukc Rotary FoundationCle Elum, WA

    To provide funds for educational scholarships

    $2,500
  16. Individual

    Educational scholarship

    $2,500
  17. Individual

    Educational scholarship

    $2,500
  18. Thorp School DistrictThorp, WA

    To provide funda for the farm to school program

    $2,200
  19. Individual

    Educational scholarship

    $2,139
  20. Individual

    Educational scholarship

    $1,755
  21. Individual

    Educational scholarship

    $1,722
  22. Individual

    Educational scholarship

    $1,570
  23. Mountain Voices Community ChoirRoslyn, WA

    To promote community enhancement

    $1,000
  24. Individual

    Educational scholarship

    $1,000
  25. Individual

    Educational scholarship

    $1,000
  26. Individual

    Educational scholarship

    $1,000
  27. Individual

    Educational scholarship

    $1,000
  28. Ukc Dollars for ScholarsCle Elum, WA

    To support scholarships for local youth

    $500
  29. Upper Kittitas County Community Recreation Center AllianceCle Elum, WA

    To provide general support

    $20

Approved for future payment

11 grants

Approved in 2025 and not yet paid.

  1. Boys and Girls Club of Columbia BasinMoses Lake, WA

    To provide general support

    $100,000
  2. Young LifeColorado SPGS, CO

    To expose adolescents around the world to the person of jesus christ

    $10,000
  3. Individual

    Educational scholarship

    $5,000
  4. Individual

    Educational scholarship

    $5,000
  5. Individual

    Educational scholarship

    $4,500
  6. Coal Community Outreach and Lifeskills CenterCle Elum, WA

    To provide religious opportunities to the community

    $2,500
  7. Cle Elum Roslyn School DistrictCle Elum, WA

    To provide support for school programs

    $2,000
  8. Individual

    Educational scholarship

    $2,000
  9. Individual

    Educational scholarship

    $2,000
  10. Individual

    Educational scholarship

    $2,000
  11. Individual

    Educational scholarship

    $2,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Human services2 grants $24,00037% of the total
  2. Environment1 grant $10,00015% of the total
  3. Youth development1 grant $10,00015% of the total
  4. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $7,00011% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $6,0009% of the total
  6. Sports and recreation1 grant $5,0008% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $2,5204% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Washington16 grants $93,920
  2. Colorado1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Claire NichollsPRESIDENT/SECRETARY Hours 5Pay $25,000
  • Melissa BeckerTREASURER Hours 8Pay $21,555
  • Jerry HeinDIRECTOR Hours 0.4Pay $0
  • Patricia HeinDIRECTOR Hours 0.4Pay $0
  • Annemarie HillDIRECTOR Hours 0.3Pay $0
  • John HeinDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0

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